Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons
Ours is a system of “checks and balances.” The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress…
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Letters to the editor: If California is not careful, it could replicate Tehran's water crisis
November 15, 2025 5 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Has Iran followed policies that allow industries to use too…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco's pioneering Democratic leader, will not seek re-election
SAN FRANCISCO— Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a pioneering San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House of…
Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Trump Tariffs
WASHINGTON- Supreme Court justices on Wednesday were skeptical of President Trump's claim that he has the power to impose large…
Contributor: The three forces fueling America's 45-year debt addiction
In 1980, when President Reagan took office, the US public debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in…
Analysis: Trade agreement or truce? Questions during Trump's meeting with China's Xi
WASHINGTON- President Trump faces the most important international meeting of his second term on Thursday: face-to-face negotiations with Xi Jinping,…
Letters to the Editor: Consumers Have the Power to Solve California's Plastic Bag Problem
“The solution to the plastic bag problem requires just one simple action: bring your own bags,” writes an LA Times…
Contributor: Have Republicans forgotten that they are capitalists?
When House Speaker Mike Johnson lashed out At last weekend's “No Kings” demonstrations that will soon reach Washington's National Mall,…
'La Cometierra' by Natalia Lafourcade reveals 'hard truths' of Latin American life
Eating dirt isn't usually a good thing, but in the new Amazon Prime series, “Dirt Eater,” it's a superpower. The…
Contributor: Portland 'Battleground' Describes Trump Doesn't Actually Exist
Portland is not on fire. I know because I'm standing in it. Raw throat, burning eyes, not from riot police…